Jealousy
The two, a human and a demon, were traveling halfway when it was still broad daylight.
Benben, in human form, twitched his nose and smelled a strange fragrance. His steps were unsteady, and his body felt somewhat lightheaded.
Rong Yan slowed his pace; he too could smell the fragrance.
The paths ahead led in all directions, and the bushes were dense. Just as he was getting dizzy from the fragrance, a piercing scream suddenly woke him up.
Hearing cries for help, Rong Yan immediately rushed over to the sound.
As he ran, a disciple who was fleeing in panic jumped out and almost tripped him.
The disciple recognized him, his eyes glazed over, and he was terrified out of his wits. "There's a demon ahead!!"
Where is the demon?
The disciple casually pointed in a direction, and Rong Yan, not daring to delay, brought Benben to provide assistance.
The people above Dragon Spirit Mountain were quite pleased with this move, but Lin Yueyao remained silent.
When Rong Yan arrived, Shangguan Zhi had lifted a disciple above her head and slammed him to the ground.
Song Qingyun frowned and pleaded, "Master, I request to help my junior brothers and sisters defeat the demons."
"No rush," said True Monarch Qiongyu.
The assessment has only just begun. It's just a mere fox demon; if we can't defeat it, there's no need for the assessment.
The people of Medicine King Valley are always at your service, and injured or eliminated disciples can receive timely medical treatment.
Dragon Spirit Mountain is a place rich in spiritual energy, a blessed land coveted by many cultivators and demons.
The place is a melting pot of all sorts of strange and powerful creatures, so reaching the training ground safely is no easy feat.
The disciples who went to investigate reported that the fox demon did not come from Dragon Spirit Mountain, but had forcibly broken in.
The valley is fraught with danger, with a fox demon suddenly appearing, and the most dangerous place is the secret realm deep within.
"These good-for-nothings, if I hadn't stopped them, they would have been swallowed up by the secret realm long ago, leaving not even bones behind." Shangguan Zhi spat. It's one thing if they're not grateful to her, but they're always shouting for war. Are all the people in the immortal sects idiots?
If the younger generation inherits the mantle, the immortal sect will soon disintegrate and cease to exist.
Back then, Wan Yao Zhai would be laughing in their sleep.
"You fiend, you have committed such a heinous act, I will get rid of you right now—" The older disciple unleashed his talismans, sending them flying out one after another, and drew his sword, shouting as he was about to strike her down.
Shangguan Zhi didn't even bother to look at him. With a gentle flick of her fox tail, she sent him flying.
Many disciples trembled as they surrounded her. Shangguan dusted off her clothes and played with her bright red fingernails. "Still looking for death?"
"Sister Fox—" Rong Yan shouted as he rushed over, followed by a demon child.
He weaved into the crowd, acting as a peacemaker, trying to please both sides, saying, "Everyone has misunderstood."
"Rong Yan?" Shangguan Zhi was surprised to see him here and suppressed her killing intent.
"Sister Fox is a good person and won't hurt anyone," Rong Yan said, standing in the middle of the crowd, trying to persuade both sides.
"Junior brother, you have been bewitched by a fox demon. Come to us quickly."
He shook his head. "My senior brothers have misunderstood. I am very clear-headed. Moreover, I am an old acquaintance of the fox demon sister. She must have a reason for doing this."
"Rong Yan, why are you speaking up for a demon?" his senior brother questioned him. "What are your true intentions?"
"I didn't. The fox spirit sister is a very nice person. You don't understand her." He tried to explain, but the more he tried, the worse it got. He became so anxious that his face turned red and then white.
Benben couldn't stand it anymore. "Don't you understand? My master means you should stop fighting."
"Shut up." Rong Yan slapped him on the head, and Benben covered his head in fear, obediently falling silent.
"You demon, you seduced our junior brother! I will never let you go today!" The senior brother simply blamed the fox demon for the crime.
"Since you're so eager to die, I'll send you on your way." Shangguan Zhi sneered, revealing her large, bushy fox tail.
"Senior brother, Sister Fox, please don't do anything—"
"Rong Yan, there's no need to beg him. What's the point of keeping such a sect around? Why don't you come back to our sect with me? You can see your sister every day then," Shangguan Zhi advised him. Rong Yan was so anxious that he didn't know what to say.
Those above the formation watched as if they were witnessing a good show. Song Qingyun kept glancing at Lin Yueyao, whose lips were tightly pressed together and whose expression changed slightly.
The question of "sister" left everyone present confused, but soon someone realized what was going on.
"Junior brother, you've colluded with the demon race! How is this any different from betraying the sect?!"
"No, I didn't," he explained frantically, when a sudden tightness gripped his abdomen as a fox tail wrapped around him and carried him away from the battlefield.
"Sister Fox—" he cried out in a panic. He was thrown away, and Benben lunged forward, transforming into her original form to catch him as he landed.
He landed steadily on Benben's back, and Rong Yan sat up straight, hugging his neck tightly. "Benben, take me back quickly."
Benben ran out and rushed back to the battlefield, where the two groups fought back and forth.
Shangguan Zhi was injured, and his disciples were killed or wounded. Just as he tried to stop them, the array behind Shangguan Zhi lit up brightly, indicating that the secret realm had opened.
As the secret realm opened, a powerful suction force pulled Shangguan Zhi and Rong Yan inside. Benben, being heavy, blocked the entrance to the secret realm, awkwardly stuck at the entrance, watching the Misty Sect disciples on the ground laughing awkwardly.
Lin Yueyao suddenly flew out, driving Wenqing to rush into the great formation.
"Junior Sister—" Song Qingyun ignored the attempts to stop her and chased after her. The other disciples also wanted to go and help, but the elders, who were mending the shattered walls, stopped them, saying, "They're going to help, what are you going there for?"
"Master, our fellow disciples have suffered heavy casualties. Are we just going to stand by and watch?"
The official merely glanced at the crowd and said, "This is too much of a fuss. No one is allowed to move without my order."
“Master Chengshan, Junior Brother Rong Yan was only sucked into the secret realm. Did Senior Sister Yueyao’s intervention violate the fairness of the assessment?” A disciple questioned. Master Chengshan glanced at him, and the disciple hurriedly lowered his head.
“That secret realm has remained unopened for thousands of years. Rong Yan was sucked in, and we don’t know whether he’s alive or dead. Lin Yueyao’s intervention to save him was what she, as his senior sister, should do. If you had any conscience, you wouldn’t need to question me.”
Master Chengshan's words were sharp, and the disciple was so ashamed that he blushed completely.
Lin Yueyao stormed into the area, and with her bare hands, she flipped Benben over and flew into the cave entrance of the secret realm, which was about to close.
Song Qingyun was a step too slow; the cave entrance had already closed, and the light from the outer array of the secret realm dissipated. Just as he was about to cast a spell to open it, he heard cries of agony.
"Senior Brother, you've finally arrived! You have no idea how powerful that fox demon is; it injured several of our brothers."
"Senior Brother, you have to stand up for us!"
"That brat Rong Yan, I don't know what's wrong with him, actually speaking up for a demon!"
"That's right, Senior Brother should definitely punish him properly."
"Now that they've been sucked in, it's truly retribution."
Song Qingyun was worried about Lin Yueyao and wanted to pretend he couldn't hear her, but she was right in front of him, so he couldn't leave.
"It hurts! It hurts so much! Senior Brother, you have to save me!"
"I can't feel my hands and feet, am I going to die?!"
"I don't want to die! Senior Brother, please save me!!"
"......"
Even if he didn't want to, he had no choice but to stay.
The secret realm is filled with caves, unlike those artificially carved by the Hidden Sword Pavilion, these are naturally formed stone caves.
As you wander through, even the slightest movement is magnified countless times. Water droplets condense into tiny beads on the stone pillars at the top, and the pillar heads are covered with water droplets. Unable to bear the weight, they drip down, splashing water and wetting the edges of your shoes and the hem of your skirt.
The questioner remained silent, devoid of any demonic aura.
She clearly saw the fox demon being caught up in it, so why was there no trace of it?
This place is unusual; we must be extremely careful.
Before finding Rong Yan, it would be best to kill the fox demon, otherwise there would be no way to explain why Rong Yan spoke up for the fox.
He was seen arguing with the fox demon outside, and many people have witnessed it. Without a reasonable explanation, Rong Yan may be expelled from the sect.
After searching for a while, the cave was bottomless, and there was an underground river.
He cast a light-up spell, and the clear stream rushed forward. Above the river were dark cave walls, where bat demons perched.
Standing by the river, the corpses of bat demons lay scattered about.
Someone passed by; the bat imp's wounds were clean and sharp, inflicted by a sword.
The uneven depth of the wounds indicates that the swordsman's hands and feet were unsteady, which would make the wounds more noticeable.
It must be Rong Yan without a doubt. That kid is always so clumsy and careless in his actions.
Lin Yueyao thought to herself, then propelled Wenqing across the river and deeper into the cave.
Suddenly, the view opened up, and a main room came into view, with two coffins in the center.
He knocked, but the room was empty. He didn't think about who had left it there. Where was Rong Yan?
Just then, voices drew closer. Lin Yueyao lifted the coffin lid, lay down inside, and cast a spell. The coffin lid flew up from the ground and covered her.
The voice was clear; it was Rong Yan.
Lin Yueyao didn't know why she was hiding. Given her personality, she should have directly killed the fox demon. She lost her composure because Rong Yan angered her that day, which is why she left.
Looking back now, I realize that Rong Yan was timid and easily frightened, so I had to scare him even more.
As the human and the demon entered the main hall, Rong Yan felt a chill run through his body, goosebumps forming on his arms. Shivering, he asked, "Sister Fox, what brings you here?"
He was still thinking about his assessment.
"Don't worry, little brother. I'll send you out after I'm done with my business. It won't delay you." Shangguan Zhi pinched his cheek.
"What exactly is it?" Rong Yan asked, even more curious.
"Do you remember what I told you?" Shangguan Zhi asked him. Rong Yan tried hard to recall, then seemed to suddenly realize, "I remember."
“He is sick, very sick. The sect leader told me that there is a treasure here that can save his life, so I must get it.”
Listening closely, I felt something hard beneath me. After a moment of caressing and searching, I discovered a delicate, multicolored heart.
Lin Yueyao immediately took the exquisite heart into her possession.
"You'll help your sister, right?"
Rong Yan hummed in agreement twice.
Lin Yueyao was so angry inside the coffin that she wanted to kill someone. The two approached the coffin, the very one Lin Yueyao was in.
She burst out of the coffin, leaving Rong Yan stunned and speechless, unable to comprehend how his senior sister could have emerged from the coffin.
"Senior sister—" Rong Yan's face turned deathly pale instantly.
"Are you out of your mind?" Lin Yueyao asked through gritted teeth. Shangguan Zhi, however, remained calm and composed. "So it was you."
"So what if it's me?" Lin Yueyao retorted.
“Every time I see you, you’re always like this. You’re Rong Yan’s senior sister, right? You just can’t stand me being nice to Rong Yan, can you?” Shangguan Zhi asked sarcastically.
"You don't need to comment on what's between him and me."
Shangguan Zhi laughed, laughing so hard she couldn't straighten up, like a willow swaying in the breeze. "I think you're not angry, you're jealous. Jealous that I can hold hands with Rong Yan so intimately and talk to him, without having to be humble and fawn over you."
"nausea."
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